Type-writer.



No. 889,632. PATENTED JUNE 2,190

- J. w. PAUL.

TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5. 1906.

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No. 889,632. v PATBNTED JUNE 2, 1908.

J. W. PAUL.

TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYG, 1906.

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Be itzknownithat 1, JOHN W. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kittanthin? in. the county ofrArmstron and State 1,5 {of ennsylvaniayhave invente new and auseful. Improvements in Type-lVriters, of

;;;Whil1 .the following is a specification. g :This invention relates to typewriters and .c ons'ist s. imcertainimprovements in the con- 0;,structi0 n thereof as will be hereinafter fully descr i bed and, pointedt out in the claims. .1,; ltlorfe -particu'larly the invention relates {51 0 improvements inthe marginal stops and line lock of -the.,1nachine. The invention is illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawings as follows:

,E'gure, 1 shows a front elevation of the i l H typewriter withmy invention in place there '.;on.-- Fig.2; afront elevation of a fragment of the machine including the marginal stops and line lock. .Fig. 3 is a section on the line -\3 '3 inFig. 2. Fig. 4, a side elevation partly I in section showing thesame parts. jAymarks the platen of the machine; A,

. the, carriage, In, the drawings shown the fragment of the platen is-shown and one of ,the rods of the carriage. The construction these parts are not peculiar to this invent-ioiiand are well understood in the art. 30. B marks .the, ribbon spools B. the ribbon; O, the type guide; D, the type bar basket; and E, .the key levers. ,The typewriter shownis a front strike machine and jvhile the' broader features of 3'5 my'inlvention' are'applicable to other types of. machines, it-isparticularly adapted to a fffront strike? machine.

T lhescale li is secured to the carriage and r carried wi'thfit in any desired manner (not 4 0.,sh wnland operates in the manner of such Q' fscales ordinarily .1usedin that it indicates thefpositionof the carriage and the. printr I Iflhe pointer Hfis mounted on neo th ca ,,iage ,gui(les G. fAs shown the ngroint l r p H ale rranged ii'nmediatelyin front of, the Q type. asket and. in full view. of 'theoperator I Specification of Letters Patent; application filed July 5,1906. Serial No, 824,904.

ette .arutgra; printing point on the p tenr at'fa llj'times. yThe-pointer H com-1 y a he plate 7a which is secured ,to the y 1neanspofjtheQscrews hf,

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of the slot. These arms extend ppwardly and unite in the finger k forming thepointer proper. This pointer is arranged immediately in the middle of the machine directly under, the printing point and over the scale F. A lock lever is pivoted on the pint. The pin t is secured to a portion :of the frame K. At the bottom of this lever there is the opening '5 through "which the universal bar Lpas'ses. In this opening there, is the locking -shouldert and the; depressionj'ifi. A spring '6 is tensionedbetween the lover I and the frame K and tends. to hold the lever in the position shown in Fig 2, so'that the universal bar will be overthe depressionfi. VVi th the universal bar-in this. positionit may be readily depressed, and the machine operated. Whenghowever .thelever is swung so as to bring the shoulder '5, of the rocking lever under the universal bar L, the parts are locked against operation.

I place the margina stops directly on the scale F. By this means the scale F not only indicates the position of the carriage but also indicates the adjustment of. the marginalstop. The marginal stop J comprises, the plate j. Theears j. are bent over the scale F as clearly shown in Fig. 3, soas to secure the plate j in place on the scale and still permit it to slide thereon; The scale F is provided with a series of notches f one for each space and a pin i on themarginal. stop .is adapted through ,the slot 7' in the plate jand is.se-

cured in .a latch i The latchis pivoted at. j on the plate. der 3' against which the spring 3'? is tensioned. The action of this spring normally holdsthe pin 7' in one of the notchesf so as to lock the plate or theImarginal stop inposition on;th e scale. When it is desiredfto shift the marginal. stop, the latch i is depressed this carrying the pin 3' out offengagement with the scale and", the 7 stop ln ay 'then be 'nioved in either direction as des red. .The end of the stop.j l'will'indicate on thejscale the space at which the stop will act. There are preferably two ofl thesestopfs, one I for each margin, leach a-. :duplicateof the'ooth'er eXcepttheQdirection of the partsf'are reversed; Theupper.

end of, the lever I jisarranged in qthepath of the should r fi h of the stop: so that as the 201 isl fi d' w t e r esei .eenti It is provided with ashoulthe lever I and swings it so as to bring the locking shoulder i under the universal bar. This will be accomplished just as thepointer H isin line with the end of the stop;

The lever I is provided with slow a. A pin 71,? extends through the finger or pointer proper h and also through this slot i. It is free to slide in the slot but is locked against withdrawal'from the lever I. The lever I is formed. of spring metal, so that it may be readily sprung sufficiently to clear the shoul- When therefore this mechanism is in osition to form the line lock, it may be-reeased by grasping the button at the end of the pin h? and drawing the same outwardly, the lever and pointer H forming a spring per- I mitting this movement.- This Wlll permit the shoulder j to pass back of the lever I. A

further movement of the stop would bring the shoulder j" into contact with the lever-I and effect a second swinging of this lever to form a second or final line lock. a

It will be noted that the button for "effectinfgithe line lock is directly in front of the operator at the platen end of the type basket. It will also be noted that the platen may be movedso as to form the desired margin and the stop may then be-moved along the scale to the pointer, thus facilitating the adjustment of the marginal stops. This is especially true in as much as the printing point and marginal stop are Visible to the operator at the same time. feature on the carriage it may be moved to es By placing the adjustable diiferent positions to facilitate its adjustmer t. What I- claim as new is v 1. In a typewriter, the combination of a plate arranged to carry a marginal stop, said plate being provided with a seriesof'notches a marginal stop arranged on said plate comprising a plate j having the ears jextending over and engaging the plate carrying the marginal stop; the'lateh j arranged on the plate j; the pin 9' carried by the latchand' arranged to engage said notches; the shoulder j on the latch',-said shoulder being bent forward from the'metal forming the latch;

' and the spring 1' tensionedagainst the shoulder, said spring being arranged on the face of the plate.

2. In a typewriten'the combination of the platen having the printing point in view; a

scale for indicating the position of the platen carried by thecarriage; a marginal stop carriedby the scale; means for adjusting the stop on the scale, the rintingpointon the platen, and the corresponding point onthe L scale being simultaneously in view; and

mechanism 006 erating with. said parts to permit of thee justment of thestop on the scale while b cprresponding to the printing point th t e-desired stopping point on the rectly above and on said mechanism, said .hol g the placed within the segment .of a clrcle of which the basket forms the are printing point, scale, marginal stop andiframestop eingsimultaneously in'view.

4'. In a typewriter, the combination with a platen; of a type basket-in the form of a segment type bars in the basket arranged to strike at the front of the platen; a carriage; a stop on the carriage; a line loclg actuated by the stop; 7 a release mechanism for said line lock an anroperating biitton arranged at the platen end of the'hasket die button being centrally located with relation to the segment in front of and directly below printing point on platen.

v 5. In a typewriter, the combination with the carriage scale carried by the'c'arriagegofj a universal. bar; devices locking said newer sal-bar against action; and adustable' means on the scale for actuating'sai devices; 6.. In a typewriter,: the combination with the platen; of a type basketarrainged-for a front strike. onsaid platen; acari'iage; a stop on the carriage; a line lock'actiiated by the stop; a release'mechanism for said line lock having its 0 crating button arranged. at

the platen end 0 the basket infro'nt of'and 160 below the printing point and intermediate the ends of the segments and ajseccind sto on the carriageffor actuating the-line loci; after a release. 3

7. In a typewriter, the combination with the carriage; of a marginal stop thereon; the universal bar; the pointer H comprising the pointing finger k and the spring arms h; the ever I extending by the spring arms and having the slot '5 therein; a locking shoulder '1', thereon adapted to be brought, under the universal bar as the lever is moved; and the pin 7r extending throughthe pointin finger and the slot 4, for swinging the lever out of the path of the stop for releasing the same.

8. In a typewriter, the combination of the carriage; 1; 1e scale F on the carriage, having the notches f therein; the marginal stop com rising the plate J: with the ears j exten g over the edges of the scale for securing the plate thereon; the pin 7' adapted to engage the notches the latch 7' carriedelg III the plate 7' andto w oh the pin 7' is seem a s ringy' tensioned' against the latch pin normally in. engagement; ar; the lever I having the 819 the universal '5 therein and thelockin'g. shoulderi thereon adapted tobe brought under the'universal' bar, said lever I being arranged'in the path of the plate 7'; the pin hexte'nding through '5' the slot and adaited to draw, the lever "I, 4

from contact with t 0 end of the plate j; 'and' Witnesses: a shoulder Pfon the-plete'y' for efiecting the MARYAMGLAUGHLIN,

'In testimony ivhxaiof Ihat e hereunto iset Witnesses.

JOHN W; "PAUL..-

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